Health Care
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How one woman is trying to wrest the birth rate issue from the right
10 ways a second Trump term could be more extreme than the first
Belgian star health minister embroiled in corporate spy scandal
German lawmakers pass cannabis legalization bill
EU chief quietly kills ‘nanny-state’ policies with eye on election
EU goes after TikTok over child protection
EU countries demand 10 extra years to meet air pollution targets
Countries’ insistence on more flexibility sparks row with Parliament.
Italy used 2M Covid jabs this winter. It’s locked into buying 40M more
Internal government documents reveal scale of vaccine excess from vast EU contracts.
Tusk faces a big fight overturning Poland’s abortion ban
The prime minister says easing Poland’s near-total abortion ban is a priority, but he’s facing stiff opposition from within.
Macron completes painstaking reshuffle with EU affairs, health, energy appointments
It took one month for Emmanuel Macron to complete the government reshuffle (and alienate key allies).
Return of (some) masks! Belgium advises face coverings amid flu surge
Authorities stressed the measure, which is recommended for vulnerable people, will be lifted “as soon as possible.”
How to make treatment plans work
References 1Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2019), Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Available at: http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool. Accessed 12 September 2023. 2Fred Kleinsinger (2020), “The Unmet Challenge …
Fixing our broken food systems: The $10T question
“We have come to the end of the road,” leading climate economist warns.
Commission delays smoking file as Belgian presidency calls foul
A proposal to introduce tougher guidelines on vaping outdoors was held back at the last minute.
Top EU officials have toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood
Margrethe Vestager and Frans Timmermans among officials tested as EU debates potential ban.
Biden’s got pharma’s back in global pandemic treaty negotiations
Negotiators on a treaty to guide the world’s response to the next pandemic oppose any requirement to share drugmakers’ intellectual property.
Glyphosate: Raft of legal challenges launched against EU approval
The European Commission’s decision to reauthorize the herbicide for 10 years is being challenged in three separate legal actions.
EU funds first psychedelic study, in patients with incurable diseases
Magic mushrooms trial gets underway.
EU bends own pesticide rules, secret legal opinion finds
Documents obtained by POLITICO show that regulators in the EU are playing fast and loose with legislation meant to protect people from toxic chemical pesticides.
Measles in Europe: WHO calls for ‘urgent’ vaccinations as cases surge
The WHO’s Europe region registered more than 30,000 cases of the measles between January and October 2023.
Dutch police make largest-ever Ketamine bust
Stash had street value of more than €50M.
UK disease agency declares national incident as measles cases soar
The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has declared a national incident over a surge in measles cases across the country. Its chief executive Jenny Harries said today …
Lower obesity in the Netherlands? Fat chance, says government
Health agency says targets are at risk for cutting obesity rates in a country where half of adults are overweight.
Macron’s plan to move right: School uniforms, national service and more babies
The French president seeks to gain ground among conservatives with his calls to restore traditions of yesteryear.
Europe has a new Covid jabs plan
This time it’s giving countries the option not to buy the doses they asked for.
Ireland’s wide use of unlicensed medicines raises safety concerns
The practice has become endemic in Ireland — but it doesn’t come without risks.
Low- and no-calorie sweeteners: clearing the path for improved dietary health in Europe
Sweeteners offer a safe and effective way of driving down sugar consumption without forcing consumers to lose out on taste.
European Medicines Agency scrambles for cash for ex-London office Brexit bill
The EU drugs regulator could face costs of €450M over 15 years after its sub-letter stopped paying.
Only 5 doctors remain in one of Gaza’s last hospitals, warns WHO
Over one hundred casualties are arriving daily in the over-stretched hospital, said the WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are using microgravity to unlock the disease’s secrets.